Freshman guard Gabby Nikitinaite (left) and junior guard Courtney Woods (right) take a picture Oct. 19 during team photo shoots. They are the only internationally-born players on the women’s basketball team.
The women’s basketball team electrified the Convocation Center Saturday after trailing for the majority of the game, as a game-winner on a turnaround fade away shot by senior forward Kelly Smith gave the Huskies a 96-94 victory in their home opener.“I...
Women’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season when it faced the University of Iowa Hawkeyes from the Big-10 Conference Wednesday.NIU (1-1) battled but fell to the Hawkeyes 105-80 inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.The Hawkeyes extended...
DeKALB — It was a memorable start for the women’s basketball team, as the Huskies began their season with a 93-64 win Friday over Eastern Illinois University.The Huskies shot 53.8 percent from the field, as they continued their fast-paced offense...
Name: Janae PoissonPosition: GuardHometown: Matteson, Illinois.Age basketball started: 11 years oldFavorite sports team: NIU HuskiesAthlete role model: Kobe Bryant“His mentality and his mental toughness is something I have never seen before,” Poisson...
Freshman guard Gabby Nikitinaite (right) dribbles past Eagles junior guard Casey Williams (left) in the Huskies’ 96-28 win Saturday against Benedictine. NIU will open its season 6 p.m. Friday against Eastern Illinois.
Lisa Carlsen, women's basketball Head Coach, speaks about the team at Media Day Tuesday. The Huskies begin their season 1 p.m. Saturday against Benedictine at the Convocation Center.
DeKalb — NIU has been recognized with the school’s first-ever Jacoby Trophy, an award given to the top women’s athletic program in the Mid-American Conference.The Huskies received the award May 31 after narrowly defeating Kent State by half a point...
DeKALB — Lisa Carlsen, women’s basketball head coach, was selected as one of the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association’s Division I Coaches of the Year on Monday.The association recognized coaches at all levels in the NCAA — National Junior...
DeKALB — Adam Tandez, women’s basketball assistant coach, was named to the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Thirty Under-30 Wednesday for the nation’s best coaches under 30 years old.This is Tandez’s second consecutive year receiving the...
